Senior Engineer- Distribution Planning

Puget Sound Energy • Bellevue, WA

117d • $104,500 - $174,100

About The Position

Puget Sound Energy is on a journey to deliver on our clean energy goals with a major milestone occurring by 2030. In order to support the needs of the energy system, PSE is seeking a Distribution Capacity Planning Engineer to join our team. The territories that PSE serves are growing, as is our need to evaluate distribution system improvements to meet these demands. The evaluation of our distribution system improvements will include both technical and economic considerations to meet both system and customer needs. Through this evaluation, the distribution planning engineer will need to determine benefits and impacts of solution alternatives, including traditional grid infrastructure and Non-Wire Alternatives (NWA). To be successful, this role will need to run complex power flow models to better understand the impact of the changing electric grid. This will include the development of local and grid level system forecasts to understand and support future customer needs. A successful candidate will have be able to run detailed studies, while also reporting study results to a variety of stakeholders. There will also be opportunities to plan the distribution system for the grid of the future, including Distributed Energy Resources (DER), Electric Vehicles (EV), and other new technologies to ensure PSE maintains a safe, reliable, and effective distribution system. Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety. Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations. This job is considered “safety sensitive” as defined in RCW 49.44.240 and is subject to pre-employment drug screening that includes screening for the presence of marijuana and marijuana metabolites.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or PE license in electrical, mechanical, civil or other appropriate engineering field.
• Substantial experience in planning, design, specification preparation, technical field work, project cost estimating and scheduling (typically achieved after 8 or more years practice as a degreed engineer).
• Demonstrated organization, documentation, prioritization, and project management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in the utility industry.
• Possession of a Professional Engineering license.
• Knowledge of engineering economics and utility accounting practices.
• Experience working on complex engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and/or modifies available guidelines for application to existing problems or processes.
• Prepares complex designs, standards, studies and analyses.
• Provides a detailed design review of internal or external technical documents.
• Prepares cost estimates and project evaluations without direct supervision.
• Plans and develops project budgets with appropriate documentation.
• Ensures compliance with codes, standards, and design, operation, and maintenance requirements.
• Identifies potential areas of weakness with assigned work, and initiate corrective action.
• Documents and shares work with others to strengthen the depth and breadth of skills within PSE’s engineering workforce.
• Communicates solutions to personnel possessing a wide variety of educational and employment backgrounds, including in public forums in both verbal and written forms.
• Ensures that problem solutions are tailored to PSE’s business environment.
• Supports emergency response work as requested including immediate and extended restoration efforts driven by weather and other system failures.
• May lead or coordinate the work of junior engineers, engineering assistants, field technicians, and others who assist on specific projects. (This includes contractor/consultants.)
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Voluntary options of supplemental life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent daycare.
• Employee assistance program (EAP).
• 401(k) investment option and a cash balance retirement plan.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees